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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Colonel decide to go ahead with the transport of Bush and Hornblower despite Bush's injuries?
(a) They have a physician to travel with them.
(b) The Colonel thinks traveling is no worse as languishing in a prison.
(c) Bush is scheduled for execution so if he dies on the journey, it does not matter.
(d) They want to execute him on Bastille Day.

2. What is frightening that the men encounter?
(a) Large whales.
(b) French patrol boats.
(c) Ice floes.
(d) Rapids.

3. What does the doctor do to help Bush?
(a) He soaks him in a hot tub of water.
(b) He gives him feverfew.
(c) He removes one of the arterial ligatures.
(d) He gives him laudanum.

4. What do they do with Caillard?
(a) Strip him of his clothing and force him to start walking down the road.
(b) Knock him out and tie him in the coach.
(c) Tie him and take him as a hostage.
(d) Kill him.

5. How many years has Brown been in the English navy?
(a) 17.
(b) 1.
(c) 6.
(d) 26.

Short Answer Questions

1. What stands in the way of Hornblower marrying the love of his life?

2. What rank are Bush and Brown?

3. What does Hornblower observe about Marie's build?

4. What has he not yet told Bush?

5. What is the atmosphere in France because of Napoleon's reign?

Short Essay Questions

1. What seems to be one of Hornblowers primary emotional states? What does he think when he reviews his actions which led to his imprisonment?

2. What does Hornblower awaken to a few days after his capture? How does he respond? What does he see? What do you think he might have felt when he first saw the fight?

3. What do you think of the fact that of all the houses the men could have gone they happen to find one with occupants sympathetic to them?

4. How does the Spanish surgeon feel about Bush being transported and what does he do to mitigate the possible repercussions to Bush? What does this say about the surgeon's character?

5. What are mostly in Hornblower's thoughts as he waits his future?

6. How did Hornblower end up where he is at the beginning of the novel?

7. What happens to the coach that stops travel for a while?

8. How do the Spanish treat Hornblower and what can he see from where he is? What do you think it says about his character that they would do this?

9. What does Hornblower say is the reason Bush should not be executed and what is Caillard's response? What does the response say to you about his character?

10. How does Hornblower's opinion of Marie's appearance change as he stays in the house? What might this say about appearances in general?

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